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Radcliffe District Council has been urged to give serious consideration to introducing a trolley-bus system.
Plymouth Corporation is to establish a parking station for buses in Glanville Street and hopes for an income of £250 a year from the venture.
Having given further consideration to the matter, the highways committee of Surrey County Council still considers that a speed limit in Shore is unneces sary. * The Blackpool authority has invited Blackpool Motor Station, Ltd., to cooperate with Wright Bros. (Burnley), Ltd., and to submit a scheme for coach parking. * There was an increase of £.1,772 in the total Road Fund revenue (£74,390) collected in the Holland division of Lincolnshire in the year ended November 30th last.
The County Councils Association is again requesting the Minister of Transport to make a regulation requiring the provision of a communication cord between locomotives and two or more trailers. * According to the West Sussex authority, the traffic census taken last August showed that the most heavily trafficked section of road in the county was at Kingston Arches (WorthingBrighton road), an average of 7,200 vehicles per day passing this point. Some of Oldham Corporation's tram routes may be replaced by bus services.
The Commissioner of Police has declined to support an application for a speed Emit in Broad Lane, Tottenham.
The Penrith authority is considering ii report by the surveyor on the substitution of mechanical for horsed transport.
At Kettering, consideration is being given to the question of regulating public-service vehicles operating in the district.
The Northfleet authority is to support an application by the Gravesend and District Bus Services, Ltd., for route extensions.
The transport committee of Rawtenstall Corporation is considering a petition from residents of Goodshaw for the provision of a bus service.
The directors of Vickers, Ltd., have declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. (less tax) on the ordinary shares of the company for the year 1931.
The Hyde municipality is to confer with the managers of the Stalyhridge, Hyde, Massley and Dukinfleld Tramways and Electricity Board and Manchester Corporation with regard to increased transport facilities from Manchester to Hyde.